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Chapter 15 Africa

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The savanna or grasslands makes up what percent of Africa?

a)

40

b)

30

c)

20

d)

10

2.

What geographical region is NOT in Africa?

a)

savanna

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

sahel

3.

The desert, making up 40% of Africa, has what kind of vegetation?

a)

grasses

b)

sparse vegetation

c)

tall trees

d)

bushes

4.

Define a plateau.

a)

a swampy area in the rain forest

b)

a river

c)

a mountain

d)

an area of high flat land

5.

Where is the Sahel located?

a)

under the Sahara desert

b)

above the Sahara desert

c)

at the bottom of Africa

d)

in the tundra

6.

The rain forest, 10% of Africa, is known for what?

a)

being high flat land

b)

being very dry

c)

heavy rains and tons of vegetation

d)

having lots of sand

7.

Define griot.

a)

a storyteller

b)

a boat

c)

a king

d)

an African dish

8.

Define dhow.

a)

a king

b)

a storyteller

c)

high flat land

d)

a boat

9.

Which empire made their wealth first from salt and gold?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Axum

10.

What skills did the Bantu spread through Africa?

a)

pottery and mining

b)

farming and iron working

c)

weapon making and war

d)

banking and trading

11.

About 80% of Africa is covered by...

a)

rain forests and deserts

b)

deserts and savannas

c)

savannas and wetlands

d)

deserts and rain forests

12.

Swahili was a language and a culture that was the result of what?

a)

interactions of Africans and Asians

b)

trade between Europe and Africa

c)

a mix of African groups

d)

the blending of African and Arabic languages and culture

13.

The earliest form of art in Africa was what?

a)

metal working

b)

rock painting

c)

weaving

d)

wood carving

14.

Songhai reached the height of its rule under which ruler?

a)

Sundiata

b)

Askia Muhammed

c)

Ibn Battuta

d)

Mansa Musa

15.

Which empire conquered Ghana and created a new empire?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Axum

d)

Benin

16.

What did early African governments all have in common?

a)

they were democracies

b)

they were ruled by Muslims

c)

they focused on slavery

d)

they had strong central governments and powerful kings

17.

What major crop did the Portugese produce using slaves from Africa?

a)

tea

b)

coffee

c)

bananas

d)

sugarcane

18.

In what place did the slave trade begin?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

19.

The word clan means what?

a)

a group of people from the same ancestor

b)

a storyteller

c)

a boat

d)

a king

20.

When tracing family lines, if they trace them through the mother, it is considered to be what?

a)

matrilineal

b)

patrilineal

c)

mothery

d)

fatherly

21.

Oral history is passed down in which fashion?

a)

in a book

b)

from generation to generation

c)

by the Internet

d)

only through women

22.

If Mansa Musa opened a university for Islamic students, what kind of person would you say he was?

a)

messy

b)

uneducated

c)

organized and supported education

d)

lazy

23.

Click 3 impacts the slave trade had on Africans.

a)

decline in population

b)

terrible conditions for work

c)

vacation time

d)

contact with other cultures not just their own

24.

What is location #1

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Congo River

d)

Nile River

25.

What is location #5

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Congo River

d)

Indian Ocean

26.

What is location #10

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Congo River

d)

Indian Ocean

27.

What is location #2

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Indian Ocean

28.

What is location #4

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Indian Ocean

29.

What is location #7

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Indian Ocean

30.

What is location #8

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Sahel

c)

Serengeti Plain

d)

Niger River

31.

What is location #9

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Sahel

c)

Serengeti Plain

d)

Niger River

32.

What is location #6

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Sahel

c)

Serengeti Plain

d)

Niger River

33.

What is location #3

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Sahel

d)

Serengeti Plain